Two of the ATP World Tour's biggest stars have been nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards, following a ballot of the world's media. Scot Andy Murray has been nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award and is competing against Usain Bolt, already a three-time Laureus winner, 5k and 10k Olympic champion Mo Farah, Cristiano Ronaldo and basketball duo Stephen Curry and LeBron James. Juan Martin del Potro is in contention for the Laureus Comeback of the Year Award and also has stiff competition. The Argentine is up against Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian ever, Spain’s high jumper Ruth Beitia, British show jumper Nick Skelton, Mauritius triathlete Fabienne St Louis and Norwegian skier Aksel Lund Svindal. Olympians...
Tickets to the 2017 ATP Finals are now on public sale, the ATP announced on Tuesday. From today, fans can secure their place at the prestigious season-ending showdown from 12-19 November at The O2 in London, featuring only the best eight qualified singles players and doubles teams, by purchasing tickets at www.ATPFinals.com. Just over a month into the 2017 ATP World Tour season, all eight qualification spots in singles and doubles remain up for grabs as players continue to battle throughout the season for a chance to compete for the last title of the year in London. Buy Your Tickets Now The 2017 season has got off to one of the most memorable starts in recent history, highlighted by a...
Andy Murray's first Australian Open title will have to wait another year after the Scot fell to German Mischa Zverev 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 during the fourth round. But Murray didn't have a list of excuses or regrets to discuss following his earliest exit in Melbourne since 2009, when he also lost in the Round of 16. “I had some opportunities at the end. I think the last two service games I had chances. Maybe three service games in the last set I had opportunities,” Murray said. “But then he came back from all of the mistakes that he made, kept coming up with great shots. There's not too much you can do about that. Sometimes you got to say,...
Watch highlights as top seed Andy Murray convincingly moves through his third-round match against Sam Querrey. Photo: Getty Images. Video courtesy of Tennis Australia
